Schemes warned of 'significant' capital losses by holding bonds

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Pension funds will suffer "significant capital losses" if they continue to invest in sovereign bonds over equities, a leading fund manager says.

Slater Investments chairman Mark Slater said large pension funds were investing in sovereign bonds for regulation purposes instead of investment reasons - arguing bonds were much riskier than equit...

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